Post - Novell's Roger Levy: Desktop in Linux's Future
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By Jennifer LeClaire
LinuxInsider
12/25/06 4:00 AM PT
"I think the next steps for interoperability will be a growing need for tools that make it easier for users to migrate from Windows to Linux," said Roger Levy, Novell vice president and general manager of open platform solutions. "Most businesses have specialized applications that they will need to see on Linux before they can totally switch to an open platform."
Novell (Nasdaq: NOVL) is evangelizing its Suse Linux Enterprise Desktop 10, but the company is not looking for an all-out war with software giant Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT) . Rather, it is looking to find its niche on the business user's desktop. Novell has already gained Linux desktop momentum with transaction and fixed-function applications.
The company has high hopes for much greater penetration in the years ahead. Will its desktop dreams come true? Or will Microsoft squash the concept with Vista and its next generation of Office?
One thing is certain. There is an open source revolution taking place in the technology industry -- and Microsoft is taking notice. Companies like Red Hat (Nasdaq: RHAT) are getting bigger, browsers like Firefox are getting friendlier and security issues are getting tackled. Open source may not take over the technology world, but it has certainly changed it. Novell hopes to ride the wave with its desktop product.
